I was glad for Stan today as he smsed me news of his job hunt...At the same time, Sarah called him to tell him of the bad news. I told him, every loss means a new opportunity. And he was given 3 opportunities today!
Somtimes, we tend to dwell on the losses but forget what would come after. Without losing, how would one gain? And I truly believe that we lose some things to make us treasure what would come by later.
Don't we remember the times when we lose our favourite things, or we lose a chance to do something or we lose someone we love...
And how each loss spurred us on when the next opportunity arises?
Maybe that is the flaw in the human character, that we need to create some reference points before we know how to behave. We need to create the feeling of loss before we understand the meaning of gain. We need to be disappointed before we can get excited. We need to experience failure before we know the sweetness of sucess.
I have learnt this lesson well and hard. And I told myself that I will seize all opportunities that come by and put my best foot forward. I will tread carefully and not create another loss for myself, because I have already experienced it. But if I experience another loss, I will embrace it with courage and learn to move on.